Independent charter school · Dehesa Elementary · Poway, California

Pacific Coast Academy — Rating & test scores

Poway · TK–12 · 6,760 students (2024–25)

72ndpercentileSolid

The dots are California’s 1,498 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. Why not spring 2026? High school scores include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests. How it’s built →

Scope Score
64

Weighted composite · 2024–25
A weighted mix of seven measures.

See this school’s score factors ↓
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

In 2024–25, 92% of the class graduated in four years (154 of 167); across California, 89%.

Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 167
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

For grades 3–5, the standing among California elementary schools; for grades 6–8, the standing among California middle schools is in Academic achievement ↓

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In grade 11, spring 2026, 78% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 48% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Sources
The sentence above
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 167. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English and 413,523 in math tested).

Common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Pacific Coast Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates. Evidence ↓

Is Pacific Coast Academy a good school?

Pacific Coast Academy scores higher than 72 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools: 72nd percentile, Solid, spring 2025.

  • Grades 3–5: higher than 49 in 100 California elementary schools we score (49th percentile, Developing, spring 2026)
  • Grades 6–8: higher than 75 in 100 California middle schools we score (75th percentile, Strong, spring 2026)

Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 2 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 4 in 100 at the average high school in the Dehesa Elementary district. 0 of 8,719 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. Evidence ↓

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How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 30 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. Evidence ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 44% of low-income students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 at Pacific Coast Academy in Poway scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 39% for the same group across California. Evidence ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 10 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 23 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

Evidence ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

45% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. Evidence ↓

What does its own plan pay for?

In its 2026–27 plan, $62.7 million is planned for 19 funded actions in 3 goals. These are planned amounts; the charter school reports what it spent in a later plan. Evidence ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Next steps, ready to copy. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

In grade 11, spring 2026, 78% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 48% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 167
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English, 413,523 in math tested). The comparisons use the same grade and year.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 167 tested

Advanced
41%
Proficient
37%
Below the standard
22%
This school78%
California57%
Dehesa Elementary75%

78% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 167 tested

Advanced
28%
Proficient
20%
Below the standard
52%
This school48%
California32%
Dehesa Elementary53%

48% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 3–8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced37%45%50%
Advanced18%21%19%
Proficient19%24%31%
Developing level30%23%25%
Minimal33%32%25%
Tested751736637
California44%46%49%
Difference−7−1+1
English, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced52%61%59%
Advanced14%19%21%
Proficient38%42%38%
Developing level26%25%25%
Minimal22%14%16%
Tested646559448
California48%51%49%
Difference+4+10+10
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced78%
Advanced41%
Proficient37%
Developing level14%
Minimal8%
Tested167
California57%
Difference+21

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math

Math, grades 3–5: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 3Grade 4Grade 5
Proficient or Advanced35%34%30%
Advanced14%12%12%
Proficient21%22%18%
Developing level26%32%26%
Minimal39%34%44%
Tested751735636
California47%42%37%
Difference−12−8−7
Math, grades 6–8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 6Grade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advanced33%41%41%
Advanced14%20%23%
Proficient19%21%18%
Developing level29%30%28%
Minimal38%29%31%
Tested645559448
California37%38%36%
Difference−4+3+5
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced48%
Advanced28%
Proficient20%
Developing level24%
Minimal28%
Tested167
California32%
Difference+16

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

How do the elementary grades do?

Near California in English; below it in math. In grades 3–5, spring 2026, 44% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 33% in math, against 46% and 42% across California. The elementary grades are placed separately: 49th percentile (Developing) among California’s elementary schools.

English

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 2,124 tested

Advanced
20%
Proficient
24%
Below the standard
56%
This school44%
California46%
Dehesa Elementary46%

44% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

Math

Grades 3–5 · spring 2026 · 2,122 tested

Advanced
12%
Proficient
21%
Below the standard
67%
This school33%
California42%
Dehesa Elementary36%

33% Proficient or Advanced in grades 3–5.

How do the middle grades do?

Above California in English; near it in math. In grades 6–8, spring 2026, 57% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 38% in math, against 49% and 37% across California. The middle grades are placed separately: 75th percentile (Strong) among California’s middle schools.

English

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 1,653 tested

Advanced
18%
Proficient
39%
Below the standard
43%
This school57%
California49%
Dehesa Elementary58%

57% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

Math

Grades 6–8 · spring 2026 · 1,652 tested

Advanced
18%
Proficient
20%
Below the standard
62%
This school38%
California37%
Dehesa Elementary40%

38% Proficient or Advanced in grades 6–8.

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 30 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were higher than in 2025. English went from 73% to 78% and math from 41% to 48%.

Ask: What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school41%37%14%8%167
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Dehesa Elementary38%37%18%7%416
Math, grade 11 · This school28%20%24%28%167
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Dehesa Elementary35%18%23%24%414
English, grades 3–5 · This school20%24%25%31%2,124
English, grades 3–5 · California24%22%21%33%1,208,894
English, grades 3–5 · Dehesa Elementary22%24%26%28%4,105
Math, grades 3–5 · This school12%21%28%39%2,122
Math, grades 3–5 · California21%21%25%33%1,211,701
Math, grades 3–5 · Dehesa Elementary14%22%28%36%4,104
English, grades 6–8 · This school18%39%25%18%1,653
English, grades 6–8 · California19%30%23%28%1,254,039
English, grades 6–8 · Dehesa Elementary19%39%25%17%3,370
Math, grades 6–8 · This school18%20%29%33%1,652
Math, grades 6–8 · California21%16%23%40%1,254,800
Math, grades 6–8 · Dehesa Elementary20%20%28%32%3,369

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. The state comparison combines CDE’s rows for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation). The district row combines its public schools in the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, readiness and college destinations answer different questions below.

Each grade’s results: English ↑ · Math ↑

Results since 20196 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2019–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20192023202678%57%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia
0%50%100%20192023202648%32%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

2026 was the highest year in this series in both subjects. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201957%
91 tested
57%
439,947 tested
202263%
146 tested
55%
427,007 tested
202363%
135 tested
55%
442,128 tested
202472%
147 tested
56%
435,296 tested
202573%
145 tested
57%
432,651 tested
202678%
167 tested
57%
414,559 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201922%
90 tested
32%
438,107 tested
202223%
147 tested
27%
424,390 tested
202324%
137 tested
27%
440,912 tested
202438%
147 tested
28%
434,711 tested
202541%
145 tested
30%
431,903 tested
202648%
167 tested
32%
413,523 tested

What you can do

Who can act on Pacific Coast Academy’s results?

Pacific Coast Academy’s own board decides its plan.

The state hasn’t placed Pacific Coast Academy in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Where is its yearly plan?

Dehesa Elementary authorized this charter; its current term ends June 30, 2030.

Authorizer from the California Department of Education’s charter term file; term from its Charter School Database, checked October 22, 2026. Source 

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2What the law requires, and what to ask

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Life at school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

92% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

That compares with 89% across California. 51% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 45% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

92%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 154 of 167 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

51%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 86 of 167 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

42%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 65 of 154 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

45% enrolled in college within 12 months · 142 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓7 · 5%
  • California State University2 · 1%
  • California community college39 · 28%
  • In-state private3 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year11 · 8%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year2 · 1%
  • Not enrolled78 · 55%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

What could my child study here?

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 10 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science1
  • Sciences3
  • English2
  • History & Social Science3
  • World Languages & Cultures1
Every approved AP course10 courses in 5 subjects, 20 through outside providers
Math & Computer Science 1
  • Calculus AB
Sciences 3
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 3
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture
20 authorizations through outside providers
  • BiologyApex Learning · 2025–26
  • BiologyEdgenuity · 2025–26
  • Calculus ABHigh School Math Live · 2025–26
  • ChemistryScout from University of California · 2025–26
  • Computer Science AAccelerate Online Academy · 2025–26
  • Computer Science PrinciplesScout from University of California · 2025–26
  • Computer Science PrinciplesEdgenuity · 2025–26
  • English Language and CompositionEdgenuity · 2025–26
  • English Language and CompositionAccelerate Online Academy · 2025–26
  • English Literature and CompositionEdgenuity · 2025–26
  • Environmental ScienceEdgenuity · 2025–26
  • Human GeographyScout from University of California · 2025–26
  • Human GeographyEdgenuity · 2025–26
  • Human GeographyiLead Online Charter School · 2025–26
  • MicroeconomicsApex Learning · 2025–26
  • PsychologyBrigham Young University Independent Study High School · 2025–26
  • United States HistoryiLead Online Charter School · 2025–26
  • World History: ModernScout from University of California · 2025–26
  • World History: ModernEdgenuity · 2025–26
  • World History: ModernAccelerate Online Academy · 2025–26

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
23 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 154 of 167 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 86 of 167 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 65 of 154 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
15
Admitted
10
Enrolled
6

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC San DiegoApplied 12 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 9 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 8 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 7 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 6 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2022

  • Fall 2025Applied 15 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2024Applied 9 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled 3
  • Fall 2023Applied 13 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2022Applied 7 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

2 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 0 of 8,719 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school.

Context Close to the 4 in 100 at the average high school in the Dehesa Elementary district: a pattern across the district.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 126 of 8,596 students counted for it; suspension: 0 of 8,719 students enrolled during the year
Comparison
Each comparison is the rate at the average school (our average of school rates), not a pooled rate. Also: suspensions at the average high school in the Dehesa Elementary district 0.0%.

Chronically absent, 2025–26

2 in 100This school
4 in 100At the average high school in the Dehesa Elementary district
22 in 100At the average California high school

126 of 8,596 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0 of 8,719

students were suspended at least once. Average California high school 2.9%.

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Chronic absence by grade2025–26 · per 100 students, with counts
  • Grades TK–3: not in the records we hold
  • Grades 4–6: 1 in 100, 31 of 2,142
  • Grades 7–8: 2 in 100, 20 of 1,068
  • Grades 9–12: 5 in 100, 43 of 863
Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Pacific Coast Academy

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Every learner

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students here scored well above the same groups across California.

Student groups, grade 11, spring 2026

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 75% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 41% in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% and 23% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students: 71% in English and 47% in math, against 49% and 21% for the same group across California.

Source
Source
California Department of Education, CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students
grade 11; each row gives its tested count. Low-income is CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged”.
Comparison
California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s rows for the whole state combined and weighted by students tested (our calculation).
Pacific Coast AcademySame group, CaliforniaAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 71 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 75%Same group, California 49%
  • Low-incomeMath · 71 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 41%Same group, California 23%
  • WhiteEnglish · 69 tested81%Same group, California 68%
  • WhiteMath · 69 tested49%Same group, California 44%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 66 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 71%Same group, California 49%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 66 testedAhead of the same group across California, where that group scores below California’s rate for all students: 47%Same group, California 21%

Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026.

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. White: 53%2. Hispanic or Latino: 33%3. Two or more races: 8%4. Asian: 3%5. Black or African American: 2%6. Filipino: 1%7. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%8. Pacific Islander: <1%Unallocated share: <1%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. White53%
  2. Hispanic or Latino33%
  3. Two or more races8%
  4. Asian3%
  5. Black or African American2%
  6. Filipino1%
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
  8. Pacific Islander<1%
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share<1%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Are English learners moving up on the state’s English test?

57% of English learners here moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026.

Spring 2025 to spring 2026 · English learners with state English test (ELPAC) scores in both years

This school · 42 of 74 English learners57%
Dehesa Elementary · 15 of 2171%
California · 355,274 of 748,91647%

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Who are the families and teachers?

38%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 2,589 of 6,760. California: 63%.

286teachers, 2024–25

14 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

63%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school keep low-income and Hispanic or Latino students on track as they move up through the grades?

All group results, district comparisons and sources
Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Dehesa Elementaryvs California
Low-income · 71 tested
English75%—+2649%
Math41%—+1823%
White · 69 tested
English81%—+1368%
Math49%—+544%
Hispanic or Latino · 66 tested
English71%—+2249%
Math47%—+2621%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Dehesa Elementary, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Students of two or more races and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, English learners and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
White53%
Hispanic or Latino33%
Two or more races8%
Asian3%
Black or African American2%
Filipino1%
American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Pacific Islander<1%
Not reported—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 63% of teaching positions, 119.9 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 191.4 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How do I get in?

Ask Pacific Coast Academy how it admits students. Charter schools set their own enrollment steps and dates.

Before you apply

Confirm this school’s current process directly.

Eligibility and entry grades
Which grades are accepting applications, and who is eligible?
Application and lottery
What are the deadlines, enrollment priorities, and lottery or waitlist steps?
The daily logistics
What transportation and before- or after-school options are available?
School website: pacificcoastacademy.org ↗Office: (619) 215-0704Administrator: Krystin Demofonte
13915 Danielson Street #103, Poway 92064

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm enrollment with the school.

Questions for your visit

  1. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working? 52% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (167 students tested); California: 68%
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (619) 215-070413915 Danielson Street #103, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Nearby high schoolsClosest first, by straight-line distance

The closest high schools, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby high schoolsPercentile among California high schools, 2025

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #415 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #2 of 3 in Dehesa Elementary
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate92%5625%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math30%6522%
Ready for college or career (state measure)51%5520%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math57%6518%
Chronically absent2 in 100715%
Suspension rate0 of 7,136655%
English learners: top level31%—5%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–256472#415California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–19not on filenot on file
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–241 in 1000 of 6,124
2024–252 in 1000 of 7,136

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Every tested year2018–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English3,94420%51%
2026 · Math3,94116%36%
2025 · English3,45421%53%
2025 · Math3,45416%37%
2024 · English3,02321%50%
2024 · Math3,02315%37%
2023 · English2,67819%49%
2023 · Math2,68014%34%
2022 · English2,28820%49%
2022 · Math2,29414%33%
2019 · English1,71515%45%
2019 · Math1,7118%22%
2018 · English28610%40%
2018 · Math2858%23%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English65042%
2025 · Grade 4 · English59448%
2025 · Grade 5 · English59952%
2025 · Grade 6 · English56053%
2025 · Grade 7 · English48158%
2025 · Grade 8 · English42563%
2025 · Grade 11 · English14573%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math65037%
2025 · Grade 4 · Math59439%
2025 · Grade 5 · Math59930%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math56134%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math48040%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math42544%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math14541%
2024 · Grade 3 · English54344%
2024 · Grade 4 · English56344%
2024 · Grade 5 · English52051%
2024 · Grade 6 · English47447%
2024 · Grade 7 · English42158%
2024 · Grade 8 · English35556%
2024 · Grade 11 · English14772%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math54245%
2024 · Grade 4 · Math56340%
2024 · Grade 5 · Math52029%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math47430%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math42242%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math35535%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math14738%
2023 · Grade 3 · English52244%
2023 · Grade 4 · English49145%
2023 · Grade 5 · English45145%
2023 · Grade 6 · English42954%
2023 · Grade 7 · English34854%
2023 · Grade 8 · English30252%
2023 · Grade 11 · English13563%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math52141%
2023 · Grade 4 · Math49140%
2023 · Grade 5 · Math45129%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math42933%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math34835%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math30328%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math13724%
2022 · Grade 3 · English41448%
2022 · Grade 4 · English41745%
2022 · Grade 5 · English40048%
2022 · Grade 6 · English33347%
2022 · Grade 7 · English30955%
2022 · Grade 8 · English26950%
2022 · Grade 11 · English14663%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math41744%
2022 · Grade 4 · Math41836%
2022 · Grade 5 · Math40032%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math33528%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math30930%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math26827%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math14723%
2019 · Grade 3 · English33236%
2019 · Grade 4 · English26844%
2019 · Grade 5 · English27242%
2019 · Grade 6 · English28846%
2019 · Grade 7 · English25151%
2019 · Grade 8 · English21348%
2019 · Grade 11 · English9157%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math33224%
2019 · Grade 4 · Math26925%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math27217%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math28624%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math25023%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math21222%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math9022%
2018 · Grade 3 · English5636%
2018 · Grade 4 · English5334%
2018 · Grade 5 · English6052%
2018 · Grade 6 · English3732%
2018 · Grade 7 · English3741%
2018 · Grade 8 · English3540%
2018 · Grade 11 · English——
2018 · Grade 3 · Math5535%
2018 · Grade 4 · Math5413%
2018 · Grade 5 · Math6023%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math3631%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math378%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math3526%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math——

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide1,26717%29%47%7%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income1,40644%—+5
White2,10051%—−11
Hispanic or Latino1,25845%—+5
Student groups: the state’s growth measureCalifornia School Dashboard 2025 · points above or below what the state expected · shown, not part of the score
GroupEnglishnCDE categoryMathnCDE category
All students+82,359Accelerated−22,359Average
English-only students+82,220not categorized−12,220not categorized
White+61,278Accelerated−31,278Average
Low-income+5922Accelerated−7922Moderate
Hispanic or Latino+7694Accelerated−5694Average
Students with disabilities−7281Moderate−15281Moderate
Two or more races+13218Accelerated+10218Accelerated
Asian+1784Accelerated+1584Accelerated
English learners−467Average067Average
Recently reclassified as fluent in English044not categorized+844not categorized
Black or African American+1235Accelerated−835Moderate
Homeless+133Average−2833Minimal
Filipino+1428Accelerated+128Average
English learners only−1223not categorized−1223not categorized
American Indian or Alaska Native+512Accelerated−1312Moderate
Long-term English learners (grades 6–8 only)−1212Moderate−412Average

CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorized” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-term English learner counts cover grades 6–8 only (CDE’s rule), so that row is not comparable to the All students row. At least one estimate here is a CDE weighted estimate; that describes how CDE combines years, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth recordsthe state’s student-by-student measure
California growth model · points vs expected

State model · English+8 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

2,359 students

CDE growth category: Accelerated

California growth model, English: +8 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Accelerated, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

State model · math−2 pts vs expected

matched students, grades 4–8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

All students, grades 4–8

2,359 students

CDE growth category: Average

California growth model, math: −2 scale-score points versus the state's expectation, CDE category Average, against SchoolScope's +2-point median for California elementary school records.

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points against the state’s expected score for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California elementary school records, the median English estimate is +2 and the middle half fall between −5 and +9 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read the figure against it, not its sign alone. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8, and it is not part of the Scope Score.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 2 in 100 → 2025–26 · 2 in 100 · 0 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 7,136 → 2025–26 · 0 of 8,719 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female—2 in 100—
Male—1 in 100—
Asian—0 in 100—
Black or African American—1 in 100—
Filipino—3 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino—2 in 100—
American Indian or Alaska Native—3 in 100—
Pacific Islander—0 in 100—
Two or more races—2 in 100—
White—1 in 100—
Students with disabilities—3 in 100—
English learners—5 in 100—
Homeless—9 in 100—
Low-income—3 in 100—
All students—2 in 100—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 51% · numerator 86 students classified Prepared · denominator 167 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 9% · AP-pathway numerator 8 · denominator 86 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 86 of 167 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
92%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
9%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
42%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
45%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2022–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025151063.984.024.13
20249334.10——
2023131274.244.234.21
202277under 34.154.15—

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2022.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20256under 3under 3
Irvine20258under 3under 3
Irvine202384under 3
Irvine20225under 3under 3
Los Angeles20259under 3under 3
Los Angeles20238under 3under 3
Los Angeles20226under 3under 3
Riverside202355under 3
San Diego2025124under 3
San Diego20247under 3under 3
San Diego20231253
San Diego20225under 3under 3
Santa Barbara202574under 3
Santa Barbara202254under 3
Santa Cruz202576under 3
Universitywide202515106
Universitywide2024933
Universitywide202313127
Universitywide202277under 3

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Chemistrythis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Physics 1this school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school
Biologyonline provider (Apex Learning)
Biologyonline provider (Edgenuity)
Calculus ABonline provider (High School Math Live)
Chemistryonline provider (Scout from University of California)
Computer Science Aonline provider (Accelerate Online Academy)
Computer Science Principlesonline provider (Scout from University of California)
Computer Science Principlesonline provider (Edgenuity)
English Language and Compositiononline provider (Edgenuity)
English Language and Compositiononline provider (Accelerate Online Academy)
English Literature and Compositiononline provider (Edgenuity)
Environmental Scienceonline provider (Edgenuity)
Human Geographyonline provider (Scout from University of California)
Human Geographyonline provider (Edgenuity)
Human Geographyonline provider (iLead Online Charter School)
Microeconomicsonline provider (Apex Learning)
Psychologyonline provider (Brigham Young University Independent Study High School)
United States Historyonline provider (iLead Online Charter School)
World History: Modernonline provider (Scout from University of California)
World History: Modernonline provider (Edgenuity)
World History: Modernonline provider (Accelerate Online Academy)

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count24
AP enrollment (male/female)23
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 23 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8offered
Calculus sections0
Physics sections3
Chemistry sections10
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)5,609

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California75%
California State University21%
California community college3928%
In-state private32%
Out-of-state, 4-year118%
Out-of-state, 2-year21%
Not enrolled7855%

142 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 45% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$25,766 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 124 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,921 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 50%Instruction support 14%Student services 10%Administration 17%Buildings & maintenance 5%Other 4%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$3,364,90949.61%50%
Instruction support$928,49313.69%14%
Student services$648,8529.57%10%
Administration$1,184,82817.47%17%
Buildings & maintenance$363,1875.35%5%
Other$292,5504.31%4%
Total$6,782,820100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $6,782,820 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$25,766 per pupil
2020$30,277 per pupil
2019$28,138 per pupil
2018$2,207 per pupil
2017$3,133 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92064 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92064 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$148,673
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)54%
ZIP-area population48,683
Median age41.2 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 92064 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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